A naive 16 year old waitress falls for a corrupt, married police officer. When she falls pregnant, her lover plots her murder.
Acting
Brittany Murphy's devastating fragility before stardom.
Direction
Deborah Dalton's refusal to glamorize the predator.
Director
Deborah Dalton
Joe Penny
John Dubroski
Brittany Murphy
Julia Neuland
Teri Garr
Cindy Dubroski
Shawn Hatosy
Derek Kaminski
Rutanya Alda
Gabriel Neuland
Ken James
Harold Brayken
Frederic Forrest
Jack
Marc Donato
Aaron
Tara Rosling
Liz
Toni Kalem
Sue Schilling
Peter MacNeill
Stu
John Bourgeois
Detective Chase
Richard Fitzpatrick
Detective Raymer
Lawrence Dane
Judge Thornim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the 1987 murder of Sheryl Ann McColl by Florida cop John Purvis, who was convicted despite his department's cover-up attempts.
This aired on USA Network in 1996, part of a wave of 'ripped from headlines' TV movies that treated real violence as prestige content for women viewers.
US
